Open Calls for Views
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Offshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/240)
The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee is scrutinising the Offshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2025 . The Committee agreed to issue a short call for views before formally considering the instrument in October 2025. About this call for views Following the Scottish Government’s public consultation with stakeholders, it laid the Offshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing Methods) (Scotland) Order 2025 on 1 September 2025. ...
Closes 12 September 2025
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Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Commissioner for Older People will promote and safeguard the rights and interests of older people in Scotland. The Bill defines “older people” as those who are aged 60 years old and over. The Commissioner will have various roles, including: Promoting awareness and understanding of the rights and interests of older people. Reviewing law, policy and practice relating to the rights and interests of older people. Undertaking...
Closes 12 September 2025
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Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill
The Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee is seeking views on a Bill which will establish a Commissioner for Older People in Scotland. Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. About this call for views The Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill was introduced by Colin Smyth MSP on 2 April 2025. According to its accompanying Policy Memorandum the purpose of the Bill is to “establish a Commissioner for Older People, whose primary purpose...
Closes 12 September 2025
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Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill
Pam Gosal MSP is proposing a new law to help prevent domestic abuse in Scotland. The Criminal Justice Committee is seeking views on the proposed new law called the Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill. Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. About the Bill In summary, the Bill would: Introduce notification requirements for certain people convicted of domestic abuse offences, as there are currently for registered sex offenders. People would...
Closes 15 September 2025
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Draft Climate Change Plan Scrutiny 2025
The draft Climate Change Plan (CCP) is a strategy document which outlines how the Scottish Government intends to meet emissions reduction targets across all portfolio areas and sectors of the economy. The Climate Change Plan (CCP) is a statutory document required by the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 . It must set out the Scottish Government’s proposals and policies for meeting its statutory emissions reduction targets during the plan period i.e. it must explain how the...
Closes 19 September 2025
Closed Calls for Views
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Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee is seeking your views on the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill. Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. The call for views and analysis: aim to help the Committee understand the reasons people have for either supporting or opposing the Bill aim to help the Committee understand how people would like to see the Bill amended will not establish whether more people support or oppose the Bill ...
Closed 9 September 2025
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Criminal Justice Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27
The Criminal Justice Committee is seeking views on its pre-budget scrutiny ahead of the Scottish Government’s 2026-27 budget. Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. About this call for views As part of its pre-budget scrutiny of the 2026-27 Scottish budget, the Criminal Justice Committee wants to hear your views. The focus for the Committee is again a general one, looking at the main financial pressures facing organisations in the criminal justice sector and...
Closed 9 September 2025
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Ecocide (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill Ecocide is defined in the Bill as causing severe environmental harm in such a way that is either reckless or intentional. For this Bill, “Severe”, means environmental harm that has serious adverse effects, and is either “widespread” or “long-term”. This Bill will allow for people and organisations to be convicted of ecocide. When someone acting as an employee commits ecocide, that person’s employer may also be convicted of the offence. ...
Closed 9 September 2025
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Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill is in two main parts. Part 1 deals with crofting. This part of the Bill makes various changes to the law on crofting. It will amend the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 and the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 . It introduces changes to the enforcement of crofters’ duties, the powers of the Crofting Commission, common grazings, and the Crofting Register. Part 2 merges the Scottish Land Court and Lands Tribunal for Scotland. It sets out the...
Closed 5 September 2025
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Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
The Criminal Justice Committee is seeking views on a proposal by Ash Regan MSP for a new law about prostitution in Scotland. Those views will inform the Committee’s scrutiny. About this call for views The proposed new law is the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill . In summary, the Bill would create a new offence of paying for sexual acts. This would be an offence aimed at those who seek to buy sexual services. ...
Closed 5 September 2025